<a href="http://www.aarondurand.com/" target="_blank">Aaron Durand</a> has captured an incredible series of long-exposure night-time photographs that make speeding <a href="http://www.caltrain.com/" target="_blank">Caltrains</a> in the San Francisco area look just like lasers! Durand has spent a lot of time shooting graffiti around the Bay Area at night, but he wanted to capture motion, so he <a href="http://thebolditalic.com/blog_posts/1657-trains-disguised-as-laser-beams" target="_blank">pointed his camera</a> towards the moving trains. The results are like a time-warp - as the trains speed by, Durand's camera absorbs the laser-like light beams in a beautiful moment that glorifies public transit.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everydaydude/" target="_blank">Durand</a> and his friend <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobrasick/" target="_blank">Nick Fisher</a> like to hang out near San Francisco Caltrain railways.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

The railways are excellent venues to take pictures of graffiti.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

They patiently wait for the trains to speed by and hit the shutter for a long exposure to get these amazing images.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

Durand uses both digital and film, but as of late he's been more interested in film and shoots with a German medium-format camera, the Pentacon Six.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

Train passing below two bridges with graffiti in the background.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

Green train shooting out from a tunnel.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

Tripod set up and waiting for train to arrive.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

The classic corrugated metal exterior of this train is faintly visible in this image.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

Moon and building in background.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

Friggin laser beams.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

Stitched panorama of a rail yard.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

He and Fisher have even placed a camera on the tracks to get an amazing shot of a train passing overhead, which is portrayed as two red lights shooting out from the tunnel.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

You can see more of Durand's photography at his <a href="http://www.aarondurand.com/" target="_blank">website</a> or on his <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everydaydude/" target="_blank">Flickr page</a>.

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Speeding Trains Photography-Aaron Durand

Aaron Durand has captured an incredible series of long-exposure night-time photographs that make speeding Caltrains in the San Francisco area look just like lasers! Durand has spent a lot of time shooting graffiti around the Bay Area at night, but he wanted to capture motion, so he pointed his camera towards the moving trains. The results are like a time-warp - as the trains speed by, Durand's camera absorbs the laser-like light beams in a beautiful moment that glorifies public transit.